LINCOLN — India A tightened their grip on the third unofficial Test against New Zealand A on Day 2 in Lincoln, declaring at 464 for five before Prasidh Krishna struck twice with the new ball to leave the hosts 36 for two at stumps, trailing by 428 runs, ESPNcricinfo reported.

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B. Sai Sudharsan, who resumed on 77, made 88 to add to Yashasvi Jaiswal's 102 from the opening day, while Dhruv Jurel, Tilak Varma and Washington Sundar all made half-centuries; Tilak finished unbeaten on 81 as India A finally declared in the third session. New Zealand A had to make do with part-time bowling options in the absence of two frontline quicks, ESPNcricinfo reported.

On Day 1, Jaiswal's second hundred in as many innings carried India A to 227 for two before rain intervened. Read: Jaiswal's 102 powers India A on Day 1

Prasidh then removed both New Zealand A openers to finish the day with figures of 2 for 12; Heaphy made 19 and Foxcroft was unbeaten on 10 at the close, according to the match report carried by Sports Now.

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New Zealand A face a daunting third day on Monday, still 428 runs behind with eight wickets in hand. For India, Jaiswal's back-to-back hundreds and Prasidh's new-ball strikes are welcome signs ahead of the senior team's Test series in New Zealand.